President Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa

President Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday. It's the first time that presidents from the two countries have met. This meeting follows Trump's announcement Tuesday that the U.S. plans to lift sanctions on Syria. Now, Trump has arrived in Qatar.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with NPR international correspondent Aya Batrawy about the president's Middle East trip.